Ards and North Down BC

UK local authority in Eastern NI, responsible for 65 schools.

Region

Eastern NI

Type

District Council

Schools

65 (6 nursery, 44 primary, 12 post-primary, 3 special)

Population

165,415 (33,202 aged 0-17)

Deprivation (NIMDM 2017)

Rank 9 of 11 (1 = most deprived)

Inspectorate

Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI)

Director of Education

Education Authority NI

Website

www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Telephone

0300 013 3333

Sources: DE Northern Ireland schools by district council, 2025/26 · ONS mid-2024 population estimates · NIMDM 2017, rank by share of SOAs in NI's 10% most deprived (1.2%), 1 = most deprived of 11